Two weeks ago, we did an analogue walk around campus. We read an article about the pros of analogue thinking, and the article outlined the power that analogue thinking and writing has on a creator. “Analogue thinking” means that you are not jotting down ideas on a computer, but you are writing them out on paper. This is a quote form said article:
“Choosing to use analogue processes and products permits design with minimum distraction and interference – no Instagram checking, no emails, no pinging sounds to interrupt the process. Its results are far from perfect or polished, but they also don’t tend to get bogged down in details, such as the precise shade of blue the font should be, when you really just need to write the text or get doodling”
This paragraph is the epitome of the article — it shows that analogue design is a more effective and free way to approach ideas and design.
Anyway, on to the project. Our teacher gave us a paper, and it had a list of eight steps on it, and we were instructed to create a random list of steps that would take us around campus. The next day, we met in the dining hall, and we were told to switch papers. I switched with Noorie, and we started.
Her steps took me to lots of different places around campus the first time, and then I saw that we had to repeat it three times. I could only repeat it twice, but it definitely took me everywhere! It was fun, and showed me the power of analogue design.
During our long period last week, we built a chair for a flash lab. The only catch is that we couldn’t talk at all while doing so. My partner and I built the chair relatively easily, and we think that we wouldn’t have communicated with each other much even if we had the option. We didn’t run into many problems, other than the fact that the back of our chair could only be held together by three screws instead of four. Other than that, our chair was pretty sturdily built, and I liked doing it.
Anna Lignelli - Design Thinking/Woodworking 